The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-06
More than Three Thousand Physicians in At
tendance yesterday. Representing ALI
Civilized. Countries of the Earth.
The Largest Gathering of Medical Men
Ever Known in the Worlds History.
President Cleveland Attends and Speaks Very
Briefy-Addresse by President Davis
and Secretary Of State Bayard.
THE MEDICAL CONVENTION.

| Exercises Incident to the Opening of tho
/ Great international Congress.
WASHINGTON, Sept. Sin round numbers it
m estimated that the invading army of doctors
now contains about 5, 900 individuals. The work
of registration is still in progress, and exact
| figures not yet obtanable. OF these. nine
tenths are Americans. They range in appear
ance from the bright-eyed and aggressive young
| practitioner. not many years away from the
/ arms of alma mater, to the gold-spectacled,
| snowy headed and reverend college professor;
/ but air OF bonhomie everywhere prevails
| among them. OF the three or four hundred for
| eigners present. there forid. portly English
men, swarthy Italians, Turks and Persans,
| blonde Russians Norwegians and Swedes, with
| Frenchmsn, Danes. Germans, Servians, Mexi-
| cans and South Americans in every type of en-
inent spectabllity. French appears to b. the fav
orite tongue for international communion, but
| there are not few among the foreigners who
| seem to turn without effort from Servian to
| Spanish and from Norwegian to Greek. whose
| English. though fluent q spring freshet. is
| rather hard to recognize such.
Before the hour Cor opening the congress every
seat in Albaughs Opera-house was occupied
| The orchestra and orchestra circle had been
| served for members OF tho congress. Ladies
were in a considerable majority in the dress cir
private boxes were filled by the wives and fam
| lilies of the officers of the congress President
| Cleveland, Secretary Bayard and Speaker Car
Isle were escorted by DR.. Garnett to seats upon
| the stage at IL o'clock, and were greeted with
| applause by the audiences.
The assemblage was called to order by Prof.
Henry M. Smith, of Philadelphia, chairman of
the executive committee. He said it was known
| to all present. well to physicians
throughout the world, that in May,
1884. representative members of the
profession in the United States
decided to send fraternal greeting to the
eighth international Medical Congress. then
about to assemble in the capital of Denmark,
and ask that the ninth International Medical
Congress mi ght meet in the city of Washington.
This invitation being accepted. executive
committee named to make the necessary
arrangements, and the result of their labors
was seen in this large assembly. which the regis
ter showed contained many of the most brilliant
ana distinguished medical minds of Europe,
Asia and America. To welcome these guests OF
the profession, and to show his interest in a
great humanitarian object. the President of the
United States had consented to open the con-
gress for organization. He had the honor to
nounce the Honorable Grover Cleveland, Presi-
dent of the United States of America. The
President arose, bowed to the assemblage, and
when the applause had subsidej. said
Il feel that the country should be consratu-
lated to-day upon the presence at our capital Of
so many of our own citizens and those repre-
senting foreign countries who have distinguished
themselves in the science of medicine and are
devoted to its further progress. My duty on
this occasion is a very pleasing and a very brief
one 1t is simply to declare that the ninth In
ternational Medical Congress is now open for
organization and for the transaction OF busi-
ness"
The chairman of the executive committee then
proceeded to nominate the gentlemen agreed no.
on by the committee to be officers of the con-
gress. 'sFor the high Office of president of
the congress-" he said. 1.-THE committee unani-
mously name one widely known a scientific
practitioner. an able teacher and medical author
DR. Nathan Smith Davis of Chicago"
Mr.. DAVIS having peen elected by acclamation.
the chairman appointed DIR. francesca Duranti,
of Italy, and Deputy Surgeon general Jeffery A.
Marston, of her Britannia Magesty's army,
committee to escort him to the chair.
DR.. John B. Hamilton, supervising Surgeon
general of the United States Marine Hospital
service, having been nominated ana unani-
mously elected surgeon-general of the congress,
took his place, and nominated the gentlemen
agreed upon vice presidents of the congress-
who were elected. The list contains hundred
more names. The only Americans in the
list are ex- ex-presidents of the American Medical
Association and the Surgeons general of the army
and navy. The foreigners the list include
all who come as delegates from their respective
governments. together with many oihe-s of dis
tinction. The president of the congress put the
question. and the gentlemen named were elected
in the usual manner. by reclamation.
A Delegate-Mr President would like to
is Droper to elect as vice. presidenfa
these who are not members of tbs congress-
protest and move to amend
President Davis-It Is hardly proper to inter-
rupt the proceedings now. It was impossible to
know who would be here in person. The gem
tleme named notified. and all accepted
the places The list has been read. and have
the honor to invite tho vice-presidants to seats
on the stage.
Doctors VIM b. Atkinson. of Philadelphia;
Geo. Byrd Harrison, of Washington, and Henry
Banga, of France, elected associate secre-
taries; DR. E. S. Arnold. of New York, treas
urer; Dr. Richard G. Dunelin. of Philadelphia,
N Smith. of Philadelphia. chairman of the
ecutve COMMITTEES. and DR.. A. Y. p. Garnett,
of Washington. chairman of the committee
arrangements. The following gentlemen were
elected presidents of sections:
A B. Arnold Nj. d. General Medicine; W. T.
Briggs. NJ D.. General Surgery; Henry N.
gerry; Delaski E. Miller. NJ. D., Phi. D.. obstet-
RIGS; Henry Q. Marcy. NJ. D., Gynecoloey;
Trail; Green, NJ D., LII D.. Therapeutics and
hateria Medica; w. II. Paneoast. NJ. D., Anato-
my; j. HI. Calender, NJ. D., Physiology; S. A.
Palmer, M. D., LII D.. Pathology; J. Lewis
Smith, NJ. D.. Diseases of Children; J. j. CHS
holm. NJ D. .Ophthalmooey; ). j. Jones' NJ D.,
LII D., Otology; w. Fl. DAILY. ~ D., Laryng-
ology: A. r. Robinson, M. D., Mermataoiogy
and Syphilography; Joseph Jones. NJ d.. Public
and International Hygiene; A. l.. Gihon, A. NJ,
NJ D., u. s. N. Ciimatology and Dermataology;
J. B. Andrews. A. NJ. NJ. D., Psycholosical
Medicine and Diseases of the Nervous System
Jonathan Taft, Nj. D.. d. D., Dental and Aural
Surgery.
The secretary general then read his report,
giving a detailed account of the manner in
which the congress was invited to meetin WASH
ington. and of labors of the committees in
the work of organization This work was now
complete, and he submitted the programme and
the volume of abstracts.